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Richard Branson’s Hosting a Golf Tournament on Necker Island
A unique tournament By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s the latest innovation from British Virgin Islands resident Sir Richard Branson: a new kind of Caribbean golf tournament. It’s called the Necker Open, and it won’t be quite like any other golf […]
Cayman Islands Reporting Slight Increase in Tourist Arrivals
Increase in first six months of 2015 By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands received 213,495 stayover arrivals in the first six months of 2015, according to the country’s department of tourism. That represented a 1.43 percent improvement over […]
Strong Growth For US Virgin Islands Tourism Sector
Above: St John (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands is reporting strong growth so far in 2015, according to new numbers from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The US territory received 303,762 stayover visitors in […]
British Virgin Islands Sees 3.8 Percent Rise in Tourist Arrivals
Above: the British Virgin Islands (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands is seeing a 3.8 percent improvement in tourist arrivals in 2015, according to data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The British Overseas […]
The Cayman Islands Just Set a Record For Tourist Arrivals
Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal The Cayman Islands just set a record for tourist arrivals. The territory received 45,467 stayover visitors in March, the largest number of stayover visitors arriving to the island one month in its […]
Strong Summer Boosts Tourism to United States Virgin Islands
Above: St John (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A strong summer season boosted tourism numbers for the United States Virgin Islands, according to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. After a sluggish winter tourist season, the US territory […]
Cayman Islands Tourism Sector Continues Strong Year
Above: the Tamarind Bay condos on Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is continuing a very strong year for tourism. The British Overseas Territory received 293,652 tourist arrivals in the first nine months […]
For Cayman Islands, a Big Boost in Tourism Arrivals
Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is reporting a significant increase in tourism numbers. The British Overseas Territory received 210,491 tourist stopover arrivals in the first half of 2014, a 9.4 percent improvement over […]
Cayman Islands, Belize See Big Increase in European Tourists
Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize and the Cayman Islands are seeing significant improvements in tourism from Europe, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The Cayman Islands received 15,466 European tourists in the […]
British Virgin Islands Sees Big Jump in Tourist Arrivals
Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands saw a 10.7 percent increase in stayover arrivals in the January and February, the largest increase of any destination in the Caribbean in that period, according […]
Tourism Surges in Cayman Islands
Above: Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourist arrivals to the Cayman Islands surged in 2013, according to data released this week by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The Cayman Islands received a total of 345,387 stopover visitors […]
Cayman Islands to Continue Tourism Employment Drive
Above: Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands will be renewing its push to increase tourism employment in 2014. Last year, a public/private partnership between the government and the territory’s tourism sector launched a two-month […]
Turks and Caicos to Focus on Developing Tourism in Family Islands
Above: West Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands will make developing tourism products and activities beyond traditional tourism strongholds like Providenciales a priority, according TCI Governor Peter Beckingham. The Governor, who gave […]
Could Haiti and Turks and Caicos Partner on Island-Hopping Tourism?
Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin at a meeting in Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff While the development of Haiti’s tourism sector is very much in its early stages, there could be a way to jumpstart it […]
British Virgin Islands Markets Tourism Sector in Brazil
Above: BVI Premier Dr Orlando Smith making a presentation in Brazil By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith led a delegation to Brazil this weekend, looking to highlight the territory’s tourism sector to a burgeoning […]
British Virgin Islands Premier Planning Tourism Mission to Brazil
Above: Brazil By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith will soon embark on a trip to Brazil, he said in an address last week. The purpose of the trip is to “further assert the BVI’s […]
Haiti Sends Tourism Mission to Turks and Caicos Islands
Above: the delegation’s arrival in TCI last week (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government sent a tourism mission to the Turks and Caicos Islands last week. Officials from Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism met with their counterparts […]
Turks and Caicos Islands Makes Tourism Push in Brazil
Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is increasingly looking to Latin America for hard-fought tourism dollars, and the Turks and Caicos Islands is the latest destination to look to tap into that market. Turks and Caicos Tourism […]
Interview with British Virgin Islands Tourism Director Sharon Flax-Mars
Above: BVI By Alexander Britell The British Virgin Islands received approximately 302,647 tourist arrivals in 2012, essentially unchanged from the previous year. Seeking to improve on those numbers, the BVI hired a new director of tourism, Sharon Flax-Mars, a 25-year […]
British Virgin Islands Premier Courts Investors, Tourists in Brazil
Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith recently concluded a trade mission to Brazil, courting financial services investors and potential tourists. The BVI delegation hosted a series of financial services […]
United States Virgin Islands Continues Push for Scandinavian Tourists
Above: USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands will continue to make Denmark and the wider Scandinavian market a priority for its tourism sector, according to USVI Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty. The Commissioner was part of […]
British Virgin Islands Eyes Sport Fishing as Major Tourism Attraction
Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Sport fishing could become a major new attraction for the British Virgin Islands, according to BVI Film Commissioner Rhodni Skelton. At the end of 2012, Skelton introduced William Boyce, a […]
Caribbean Tourism Industry Gathers on Paradise Island in the Bahamas
Above: Paradise Island (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS — Many of the biggest players in the Caribbean tourism industry have gathered here for the annual Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference. It is the […]
British Virgin Islands Names New Director of Tourism
Above: Little Dix Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith has named Sharon Flax-Mars as the new director of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board. Flax-Mars, a 25-year veteran of the industry, has served […]
British Virgin Islands Looks to Crafts Market to Strengthen Tourism Sector
By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands is looking to its crafts sector as part of a plan to enhance the territory’s tourism product. The Crafts Alive Market, a joint initiative by the office of Premier Dr Orlando […]
British Virgin Islands Seeks to Reposition Tourism Sector
By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands is looking at ways to reposition its tourism sector, including strengthening the “Brand BVI” product. “Tourism provides business opportunities and jobs to many of our people, it increases the flow of […]
These Caribbean Islands Are Hot Right Now, According to Travel Agents
The biggest booking surprise for Caribbean travel specialists has nothing to do with where their clients were going in 2024, but more to do with where they weren’t. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Travel Advisor provides 24-7 Caribbean […]
American Airlines Adding More Flights as Cayman Islands Travel Demand Surges
As part of a continued push to the Caribbean for the upcoming winter, American Airlines is adding another daily nonstop route, Caribbean Journal has learned. American Airlines is transitioning to daily nonstop service between Dallas-Fort Worth and Grand Cayman in […]
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